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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Campbell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo lands an overhand right.
Neo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neo slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Neo does no damage.
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Campbell prevents Neo from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Neo defends the submission attempt.
Campbell trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiwei Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campbell stops Neo from getting back to his feet.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Neo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
Campbell won't allow Neo to get back to his feet.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Neo keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neo preventing the sweep.
Campbell controls Neo momentarily but Neo frees himself.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neo trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neo stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Neo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Neo, which made it look bad.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo throws a series of strikes that have Campbell backpedaling.
Neo misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Neo misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Campbell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Neo scores with a three punch combo!
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neo scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Neo does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Campbell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neo pinned against the cage. Neo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neo, as that shot connected.
Neo moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Taiwei Neo is winning the standup battle so far.
Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell trying to control the position but Neo is working away.
Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell grinds an elbow into Neo's temple.
Campbell taking a breather here.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Neo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Campbell is stalling here. Neo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Campbell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Neo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neo has control of an arm but Campbell manages to advance to Neo's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Neo.
Neo avoids the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell controlling from the back.
Campbell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Campbell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Campbell trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Campbell biding his time, controlling Neo.
Neo trying to get back to his feet but Campbell is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell controls the action.
Neo is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Neo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neo tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Neo shakes him off and moves away.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neo swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Neo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Neo misses with a wild combination.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Neo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Neo slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neo throws a combination that misses
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Neo sprawls well.
Neo feinted with a counter takedown.
Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Campbell dives in for a single leg takedown but Neo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
Neo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Neo manages to get underhooks.
Neo is trying to break the clinch but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campbell effectively controlling the action here.
Neo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neo throws a combination that misses
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Neo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neo as he avoids it easily.
Neo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neo is looking to clinch.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neo but Neo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Neo shakes him off and moves away.
Neo throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell throws out a counter right but Neo avoids it with no problem.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Neo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Campbell is controlling him well.
Campbell wants to control but Neo is keeping him busy.
Neo tries to escape but Campbell is in control.
Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Campbell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Campbell trying to control the action but Neo is working from the bottom.
Campbell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campbell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neo isn't going anywhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neo can't do much from the bottom here.
Devon Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiwei Neo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiwei Neo!
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energy
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hype
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